gnom

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Catalan

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin gnomus.

Pronunciation

Noun

gnom m (plural gnoms)

  1. gnome

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From French gnome (gnome), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (pygmy).

Pronunciation

Noun

gnom c (singular definite gnomen, plural indefinite gnomer)

  1. gnome
  2. (derogatory) midget, runt

Inflection

Synonyms

References

gnom” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

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gnom

Etymology

From French gnome (gnome), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (pygmy).

Pronunciation

Noun

gnom m (definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomer, definite plural gnomene)

  1. (mythology) a gnome

References

“gnom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French gnome (gnome), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (pygmy).

Pronunciation

Noun

gnom m (definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomar, definite plural gnomane)

  1. a gnome

References

“gnom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French gnome (gnome), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (pygmy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnɔm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔm
  • Syllabification: gnom

Noun

gnom m animal

  1. gnome
  2. (derogatory) midget, runt

Declension

Further reading

  • gnom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gnom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gnome.

Noun

gnom m (plural gnomi)

  1. gnome

Declension